Thursday, 13 December 2018

Industry News: Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards

Seven Hotels and Resorts in
Seychelles Honored with at the Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards Gala Ceremony

Once again, the Seychellois
hospitality is fêted as seven establishments in Seychelles have been recognized
for their excellence in the tourism industry at the Annual
World Luxury Hotel Awards Gala Ceremony. The 12th edition of the
award took place on November 10, 2018 at the Ayana Resort and Spa in Indonesia,
Bali.

Seychelles Tourism Board Chief
Executive, Mrs. Sherin Francis stated her great satisfaction to see many
establishments rewarded for high quality standards.

“I do celebrate such good news
with our hotel partners. Marketing the destination would not be an easy task if
we could not count on the quality of their services. I do believe that it is
because of their excellent work that we are able to sell Seychelles as a
quality holiday destination,” said Mrs. Francis.

During the ceremony, Eden Bleu
Hotel, located on Eden Island, walked away with the ‘Luxury Design Hotel’
award.

Upon winning the award, the
General Manager, Mr. Manuel Policarpo, said that it was a great honor to be
recognized as the continental winner in the Indian Ocean as the Luxury Design
Hotel.

Other luxury hotels in
Seychelles were also recognised and awarded on the night. Cerf Island Resort, a
cluster of 24 spacious villas built to high standards and designed to blend
into the surroundings, won the regional ‘Luxury Boutique Hotel’.

Constance Ephelia Seychelles
received two continental awards for the ‘Luxury Eco/Green Hotel’ and ‘Luxury
Family Resort’.

Another Constance branch in
Seychelles, Constance Lemuria Seychelles, located on the second island,
Praslin, was honored with the ‘Luxury Golf Resort’ award. The resort will this
month be in the limelight as it readies to host the final of the MCB-Staysure 2018
Tour Season.

Talking about the achievement,
Mr. Bruno Le Gac, Constance Lemuria General Manager mentioned the hard work and
dedication the respective teams have put to achieve the standards to welcome
the MCB-Staysure Tournament at the golf Resort. He dedicated the award to the
entire team, and particularly to Mr. Wilson Volcere Head Greenkeeper, Mr. Gary
Pouponneau Golf Director and their team members.

The ‘Luxury Boutique Retreat’
and ‘Luxury Romantic Hotel’ awards were given to Denis Private Island. The
resort allows their guests to unplug from the outside world, as there is no
signal for mobile phones, no in-room and no cable television. It is the perfect
environment to reconnect with your loved-one.

“Denis doesn’t stake its claim to being a luxury
property, but we strongly believe that luxury is a concept that can be applied
in many different ways,” St Ange said. “On Denis, you have an incredible
freedom combined with this immersion in both nature and isolation. We believe
that’s a luxury in its own right and it’s great that others agree as
demonstrated by these awards.”

The Group Marketing Director
for the World Luxury Hotel Awards, Mr. Michael Hunter-Smith, congratulated all
winners for the 2018 Award Year, who through their tireless efforts and endless
passion to elevate their guests experience, have received the honor.

“True luxury is not easily
attained, it takes a team of highly efficient and dedicated staff willing to go
the extra mile and stop at nothing to ensure that every guest feels cared for
and no challenged not solved. This is the definition of luxury, this is what
makes the winners shine at the World Luxury Hotel Awards event,” said Mr.
Hunter-Smith at the award ceremony.

Coming out as a winner of a
World Luxury Hotel Award not only inspire the confidence of guests and retain a
loyal clientele in this highly competitive market, but it will also stimulate
continuous growth and development of your hotel.

The 2019 World Luxury Hotel
Awards will be organized at Arctic Circle in Finland in October.